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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 20 Crash Motorcyclist Killed In Route 20 Crash
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 20 Crash A motorcyclist was ejected and killed overnight in a crash with at least one other vehicle on a stretch of Route 20 in Paterson, authorities said. Initial details were sparse other than that the crash occurred outside the Lowe's on the northbound side of McLean Boulevard shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, and that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene soon after. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes was expected to provide further details. CHECK BACK WITH US

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJ Motorcyclist Killed In FL Crash Was Not Wearing Helmet: Report NJ Motorcyclist Killed In FL Crash Was Not Wearing Helmet: Report
NJ Motorcyclist Killed In FL Crash Was Not Wearing Helmet: Report A 52-year-old motorcyclist from North Jersey died in a Florida crash Monday, April 4, NJ Advance Media says citing a crash report. The unidentified Verona man veered off of a roadway in Vineyards and struck a curb, before the motorcycle overturned on the median, the outlet said citing the Florida Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist was hospitalized and subsequently pronounced dead. The crash report shows he was not wearing a helmet, NJ Advance Media reports. Click here for more from NJ.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash
Elizabeth EMT Supervisor Recovering After Serious Motorcycle Crash Support is surging for an EMT supervisor who was seriously in a motorcycle crash while coming home from work in Elizabeth Friday. Jason Hamilton, affectionately known as "Hammy," was flown to the hospital after the crash at the corner of Magie Avenue and Springfield Road, City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Hamilton faces a long road ahead as he recovers at University Hospital, those who know him say. Please keep in your prayers our EMS Supervisor Jason “Hammy”Hamilton (S5) who is assigned to the Elizabeth Fire... Posted by Friends of Elizabeth NJ EMS locals 87 & 309 on Saturd…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Off Duty Elizabeth EMS Supervisor Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash Off Duty Elizabeth EMS Supervisor Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash
Off Duty Elizabeth EMS Supervisor Airlifted In Motorcycle Crash An off duty EMT from Elizabeth was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on his way home from work, sources tell Daily Voice. The victim, an EMS supervisor, was on his motorcycle when the crash occurred near the intersection of Magie Avenue and Springfield Road around 2:40 p.m., city officials and sources say. He was airlifted from the Kean University soccer field to an area hospital, sources said. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway SEE ANYTHING? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway
SEE Anything? Rider Goes Missing After Motorcycle Crashes, Burns On Garden State Parkway UPDATE: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging cameras. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider
Crashed, Burning Motorcycle Found On Garden State Parkway, Police Search For Rider WITNESSES SOUGHT: Authorities turned to the public for help finding the rider of a crashed, burning motorcycle that was found in the left lane of the southbound Garden State Parkway in Paramus early Monday night. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. near mile marker 162.4, New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class Lawrence Peele said Tuesday. Officers responding to the call found the motorcycle in flames, skid marks on the roadway and no rider. Fearing a possible ejection into the woods, state troopers summoned a Maywood police bloodhound and a Northstar helicopter with thermal imaging …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash
Retired Atlantic City Police Sergeant Dies In Motorcycle Crash A retired Atlantic City police sergeant died in a motorcycle crash on Thursday, authorities said. Joseph Falcone, 54, of Egg Harbor Township, was heading west on Zion Road when he was struck by a Ford F450 turning left onto Central Avenue around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Egg Harbor Township police said. Falcone was pronounced dead a short while later at the scene. “The men and women of the Atlantic City Police Department mourn the loss of retired Sergeant Joseph Falcone,” the department said.  “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Stacey, an Atlantic City police sergeant, and their…

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by Cecilia Levine
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West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash
West New York Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In Meadowlands Crash UPDATE: A 25-year-old motorcyclist from West New York was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash near the Meadowlands in East Rutherford early Wednesday evening, authorities confirmed. The victim went down on the ramp from southbound Route 120 to eastbound Route 3 across from the American Dream shortly after 5 p.m., East Rutherford Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. His name was temporarily withheld pending next-of-kin notifications. Three lanes of Route 120 along with the ramp remained closed for several hours  for clearing of the wreckage and the collection of evidence, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Union County Motorcyclist, 61, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On Route 287 In Edison UPDATE: Union County Motorcyclist, 61, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On Route 287 In Edison
Update: Union County Motorcyclist, 61, Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On Route 287 In Edison A Union County motorcyclist was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer and ejected on Route 287 in Edison Monday morning, state police confirmed. Terrance R. Erwin, 61, was riding a Honda motorcycle southbound toward Route 440 north when she collided with a tractor-trailer near milepost .01 in Edison just before 5:30 a.m., NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told Daily Voice. Erwin, of Plainfield, was thrown from the bike and suffered fatal injuries, Marchan said. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Dennis R. Brown, 74, of Acme, PA, was uninjured in the crash, which remains under investiga…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family TRIBUTE: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family
Tribute: Jersey City Officer Killed In Crash Was Loving Dad Who Treated Colleagues Like Family A Jersey City police officer is not all that Morton Otundo was. The 40-year-old city resident killed in a motorcycle crash last week remembers him as a doting dad to his son, Andrew, and a coworker who treated his fellow officers as family, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched in his memory. More than $62,200 had been raised on that campaign -- started by Otundo's former colleague Melagne Ramirez -- as of Monday morning. All funds raised will go toward Andrew. "[Otundo] strived to educate and mold younger officers to be great at every turn," Ramirez writes. "Morton was a phenomenal…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wife Accidentally Drives Over Husband After Deadly Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Say Wife Accidentally Drives Over Husband After Deadly Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Say
Wife Accidentally Drives Over Husband After Deadly Motorcycle Crash, PA State Police Say A 37-year-old man has died in a motorcycle crash, according to Pennsylvania State police. Todd Addison Jr., of Duncannon, died in a crash involving an SUV in Dickinson Township, Cumberland County on Saturday at 11:38 a.m. Addison, driving a Victory motorcycle, and his wife, Suzette Addison, who was driving a Yamaha motorcycle, were traveling southbound along Carlisle Road towards Pine Grove road just before the crash. A Kia Soul SUV, driven by Victoria Jesswein, failed to yield while turning left off of Pine Grove Road. Jesswein struck Addison-- pinning him underneath her vehicle. Addiso…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash 10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash
10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash A girl was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash Friday evening in Newark, police said. The 10-year-old girl was struck near Chancellor Avenue and Schley Street around 6:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The girl was rushed to University Hospital for treatment. Unconfirmed reports say she suffered a broken leg. The motorcyclist did not remain at the scene. The incident remained under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine